"[The] ruling affirms yet again that in Texas the Women's Health Program has no obligation to fund Planned Parenthood and other organizations that perform or promote abortion. In Texas we choose life, and we will immediately begin defunding all abortion affiliates to honor and uphold that choice," Governor Rick Perry says.

Texas lawmakers are enforcing a rule that money from the program can’t go to clinics affiliated with abortion providers.

The Women’s Health Program provides basic screenings and other health services for 130,000 low-income Texas women. Planned Parenthood has been the largest provider under the program.

"This case has never been about Planned Parenthood — it's about the Texas women who turn to us everyday. Politics should never come between a woman and her health care," Kenneth Lambrecht, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, says.

“Planned Parenthood has been in Texas for more than 75 years, and we're not going anywhere," Lambrecht says. "We are here for the patients who rely on us and we will continue to evaluate every possible option to protect the health of our patients."